GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| retrench | cut down |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |